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Alex Colome gave up five runs in seven innings Wednesday in a loss to the Indians.

Colome probably deserved to lose this one, but he hardly deserves to be winless in his last eight starts (the Rays are averaging just 3.0 runs per game in his 13 starts this season). Now 3-4 with a 4.70 ERA, his rotation spot would seem to be in jeopardy after Matt Moore returns. Jul 1 - 10:01 PM

Alex Colome yielded three runs over six innings Friday in a no-decision against the Red Sox.

Colome gave up four hits and walked a season-high five batters. He allowed baserunners in every inning, so things could have been worse. The 26-year-old is now winless over his last seven outings. He'll bring a 4.50 ERA into a start against the Indians next week at home. Jun 26 - 11:03 PM

Alex Colome was at his best on Sunday in a no-decision, holding the Indians scoreless on one hit in seven innings of work.

Colome brought a perfect game into the sixth inning but lost it with one out when Michael Bourn reached on an infield single. Along with the one hit, the right-hander walked two and struck out four. Colome has had a few strong outings this season, but has been prone to the occasional disaster, resulting in his current 4.50 ERA. He also carries a 1.41 WHIP and a 39/18 K/BB ratio over 56 innings. Colome has a home date with the Red Sox next. Jun 21 - 3:52 PM

Alex Colome didn't last long in Tuesday's loss to the Nationals, surrendering six runs in two innings of work.

All six runs came in the second inning as the Nationals batted around. Colome allowed 10 base runners on seven hits and three walks while striking out two. The right-hander has mostly done a good job out of the rotation for the Rays, but has been prone to getting shelled every so often. Tuesday's performance balloons his ERA to 5.14 with a 1.55 WHIP and a 35/16 K/BB ratio over 49 innings. He'll have to clear his memory in time for Sunday's road start against the Indians. Jun 16 - 10:53 PM

Depth Charts

Desmond Jennings (knee) began a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Friday, going 0-for-3 with a strikeout.

He also drew a pair of walks in the contest. Jennings is working his way back from arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to rejoin the Rays in early August. If all goes well in his first few rehab games, expect to see him with the big league club next weekend.

Rays placed OF Steven Souza on the 15-disabled list with a fractured left hand.

Souza left Saturday's game after getting hit by a pitch from Joe Kelly. It didn't look good and his X-rays confirmed the worst. The 26-year-old has shown above power this season with 15 homers in 308 at-bats. Brandon Guyer and Grady Sizemore should see more playing time in his absence. The Rays are probably wishing they had kept David DeJesus, who was traded to the Angels earlier this week.

Drew Smyly was hit hard in his first minor league rehab start with Triple-A Durham on Sunday, allowing four runs on three hits over 2 1/3 innings.

Smyly also issued a pair of walks in the contest while striking out three. The good news is that he made it through the start without any issues physically. He'll need at least another 2-3 starts to build up his stamina before he's an option to rejoin the Rays rotation.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said that everything went well. Cobb's season is over and he'll likely be sidelined until around midseason next year. The Rays were counting on big things out of Cobb and Drew Smyly this season, so they are really going to be missed.